Q and A: cooling with no fridge, growing winter squash, and measuring flavored oil

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Cooling with no fridge Yesterday I arrived at our hunting trailer to prepare for a family canning bee only to discover that the fridge is dead. We do have one six-pack sized fridge that is...

Q and A: Damp storage area, Reusable canning lids, and Drying onions

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Damp storage area Congrats on your upcoming nuptials and I wish you all of the future happiness possible. My question is: I have a sizeable quantity of Nitrogen Packed storage food and I have always had...

Q and A: Oven canning and Hopi Pale Grey recipes

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Oven canning I oven can my dry goods like rice and such, but can I oven can things like homemade jerky or sun dried tomatoes? Crystal Misiak Millboro, Virginia I'd say yes to the sun dried tomatoes, provided...

We had a very nice “second” Christmas

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Even though we had a good foot of snow, Bill and his family, Javid, David, and Ashley made it to the homestead for our second family Christmas get together as Bill and his family...

Q and A: canning cheese and making cornmeal from popcorn

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Canning cheese I just canned cheese for the first time. I did mozzarella and colby. The mozzarella turned brownish orange and the colby turned a lighter orange than normal. They almost look the same. Did...